2007 Cricket World Cup: England vs Australia
{{date|April 8, 2007}}

[[w:Australia cricket team|Australia]] beat [[w:England cricket team|England]] by seven wickets in the Super 8 phase in the [[w:2007 Cricket World Cup|World Cup]] at the [[w:Sir Vivian Richards Stadium|Sir Vivian Richards Stadium]], [[w:North Sound|North Sound]], [[w:Antigua and Barbuda|Antigua and Barbuda]].

'''Toss: ''' England won, and elected to bat first.

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{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Michael Vaughan|Michael Vaughan]]|status=b Tait|runs=5|balls=8|4s=1|6s=0|strike_rate=62.50}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Andrew Strauss|Andrew Strauss]]|status=b Tait|runs=7|balls=10|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=70.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Kevin Pietersen|Kevin Pietersen]]|status=c Clarke b Bracken|runs=104|balls=122|4s=6|6s=1|strike_rate=85.24}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Paul Collingwood|Paul Collingwood]]|status=c Gilchrist b Tait|runs=2|balls=5|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=40.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Andrew Flintoff|Andrew Flintoff]]|status=st Gilchrist b Hogg|runs=4|balls=19|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=21.05}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Ravinder Bopara|Ravinder Bopara]]|status=c Hussey b Bracken|runs=21|balls=36|4s=2|6s=0|strike_rate=58.33}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Paul Nixon|Paul Nixon]]|status=c Hodge b McGrath|runs=8|balls=6|4s=0|6s=1|strike_rate=133.33}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Sajid Mahmood|Sajid Mahmood]]|status=c Hodge b Bracken|runs=0|balls=2|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=0.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Monty Panesar|Monty Panesar]]|status=not out|runs=1|balls=2|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=50.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]]|status=lbw b McGrath|runs=0|balls=1|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=0.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=Extras|status=(b 4; lb 4; w 7; nb 3)|runs=18|balls=|4s=|6s=|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player='''Total'''|status=('''all out'''; 49.5 overs)|runs='''247'''|balls=|4s=18|6s=2|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-10 (Vaughan, 3.2 ov), 2-24 (Strauss, 6.0 ov), 3-164 (Bell, 29.3 ov), 4-167 (Collingwood, 30.3 ov), 5-179 (Flintoff, 35.3 ov), 6-230 (Bopara, 46.2 ov), 7-240 (Pietersen, 48.4 ov), 8-240 (Mahmood, 49.0 ov), 9-246 (Nixon, 49.2 ov), 10-247 (Anderson, 49.5 ov)

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{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Nathan Bracken|Nathan Bracken]]|overs=10|maiden=1|runs=33|wickets=3|econ=3.30}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Shaun Tait|Shaun Tait]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=41|wickets=3|econ=4.10}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Glenn McGrath|Glenn McGrath]]|overs=9.5|maiden=0|runs=62|wickets=3|econ=6.30}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Michael Clarke|Michael Clarke]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=27|wickets=0|econ=6.75}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Brad Hogg|Brad Hogg]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=36|wickets=1|econ=3.60}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Andrew Symonds|Andrew Symonds]]|overs=6|maiden=0|runs=40|wickets=0|econ=6.66}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

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{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Matthew Hayden|Matthew Hayden]]|status=b Collingwood|runs=41|balls=50|4s=6|6s=0|strike_rate=82.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Ricky Ponting|Ricky Ponting]]|status=run out (Collingwood)|runs=86|balls=106|4s=11|6s=0|strike_rate=81.13}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Michael Clarke (cricketer)|Michael Clarke]]|status=not out|runs=55|balls=63|4s=2|6s=0|strike_rate=87.30}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Andrew Symonds|Andrew Symonds]]|status=not out|runs=28|balls=28|4s=4|6s=1|strike_rate=100.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=Extras|status=(b 1; lb 5; w 5; nb 0)|runs=11|balls=|4s=|6s=|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player='''Total'''|status=('''3 Wickets'''; 47.2 overs)|runs='''248'''|balls=|4s=26|6s=1|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-57 (Gilchrist, 11.0 ov), 2-89 (Hayden, 19.1 ov), 3-201 (Ponting, 40.1 ov)

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{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]]|overs=10|maiden=1|runs=49|wickets=0|econ=4.90}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Sajid Mahmood|Sajid Mahmood]]|overs=9.2|maiden=1|runs=60|wickets=0|econ=6.42}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Andrew Flintoff|Andrew Flintoff]]|overs=10|maiden=1|runs=35|wickets=1|econ=3.50}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Paul Collingwood|Paul Collingwood]]|overs=9|maiden=0|runs=50|wickets=1|econ=5.55}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Monty Panesar|Monty Panesar]]|overs=9|maiden=0|runs=48|wickets=0|econ=5.33}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

'''England:''' [[w:Ian Bell (cricketer)|I R Bell]], [[w:Michael Vaughan|M P Vaughan]] (capt), [[w:Andrew Strauss|A J Strauss]],  [[w:Kevin Pietersen|K P Pietersen]], [[w:Andrew Flintoff|A Flintoff]], [[w:Paul Collingwood|P D Collingwood]], [[w:Ravinder Bopara|R S Bopara]], [[w:Paul Nixon|P A Nixon]] (wkt), [[w:Sajid Mahmood|S I Mahmood]], [[w:James Anderson (cricketer)|J M Anderson]], [[w:Monty Panesar|M S Panesar]] <br>
'''Australia:''' [[w:Adam Gilchrist|A C Gilchrist]] (wkt), [[w:Matthew Hayden|M L Hayden]],  [[w:Ricky Ponting|R T Ponting]] (capt), [[w:Michael Clarke (cricketer)|M J Clarke]], [[w:Andrew Symonds|A Symonds]], [[w:Michael Hussey|M E K Hussey]], [[w:Brad Hodge|B J Hodge]], [[w:Brad Hogg|G B Hogg]], [[w:Nathan Bracken|N W Bracken]], [[w:Shaun Tait|S W Tait]], [[w:Glenn McGrath|G D McGrath]]<br>

'''Player of the match:''' [[w:Shaun Tait|S W Tait]] (Australia)

Umpires: [[w:Billy Bowden|B F Bowden]] (New Zealand) and [[w:Rudi Koertzen|R E Koertzen]] (South Africa)<br>
TV umpire: [[w:Asad Rauf|Asad Rauf]] (Pakistan)<br>
Match referee: [[w:Mike Procter|M J Procter]] (South Africa)<br>
Reserve umpire: N Malcolm (West Indies)<br>

== Sources ==
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Australia beat England by seven wickets in the Super 8 phase in the World Cup at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda.

'Toss: ' England won, and elected to bat first.

'Fall of wickets:' 1-10 (Vaughan, 3.2 ov), 2-24 (Strauss, 6.0 ov), 3-164 (Bell, 29.3 ov), 4-167 (Collingwood, 30.3 ov), 5-179 (Flintoff, 35.3 ov), 6-230 (Bopara, 46.2 ov), 7-240 (Pietersen, 48.4 ov), 8-240 (Mahmood, 49.0 ov), 9-246 (Nixon, 49.2 ov), 10-247 (Anderson, 49.5 ov)


'Fall of wickets:' 1-57 (Gilchrist, 11.0 ov), 2-89 (Hayden, 19.1 ov), 3-201 (Ponting, 40.1 ov)

'England:' I R Bell, M P Vaughan (capt), A J Strauss,  K P Pietersen, A Flintoff, P D Collingwood, R S Bopara, P A Nixon (wkt), S I Mahmood, J M Anderson, M S Panesar 
'Australia:' A C Gilchrist (wkt), M L Hayden,  R T Ponting (capt), M J Clarke, A Symonds, M E K Hussey, B J Hodge, G B Hogg, N W Bracken, S W Tait, G D McGrath

'Player of the match:' S W Tait (Australia)

Umpires: B F Bowden (New Zealand) and R E Koertzen (South Africa)
TV umpire: Asad Rauf (Pakistan)
Match referee: M J Procter (South Africa)
Reserve umpire: N Malcolm (West Indies)
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